Title:	The diffeomorphism constraint operator in loop quantum gravity
Authors:	Laddha, Alok Varadarajan, Madhavan
Issue Date:	Oct-2011
Publisher:	IOP Publishing Ltd.
Citation:	Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2011, Vol.28, p195010
Abstract:	We construct the smeared diffeomorphism constraint operator at finite triangulation from the basic holonomy- flux operators of Loop Quantum Gravity, evaluate its continuum limit on the Lewandowski- Marolf habitat and show that the action of the continuum operator provides an anomaly free representation of the Lie algebra of diffeomorphisms of the 3- manifold. Key features of our analysis include: (i) finite triangulation approximants to the curvature, $F_{ab}^i$ of the Ashtekar- Barbero connection which involve not only small loop holonomies but also small surface fluxes as well as an explicit dependence on the edge labels of the spin network being acted on (ii) the dependence of the small loop underlying the holonomy on both the direction and magnitude of the shift vector field (iii) continuum constraint operators which do {\em not} have finite action on the kinematic Hilbert space, thus implementing a key lesson from recent studies of parameterised field theory by the authors. Features (i) and (ii) provide the first hints in LQG of a conceptual similarity with the so called "mu- bar" scheme of Loop Quantum Cosmology. We expect our work to be of use in the construction of an anomaly free quantum dynamics for LQG.
Description:	Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations) Also appairs in Journal of Physics : Conference Series, 2012, Vol.360, p012009
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4362
ISSN:	1361-6382 (Online) 0264-9381
Alternative Location:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.0636 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/28/19/195010 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011CQGra..28s5010L
Copyright:	2011 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (TP)

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